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Thomasville

Name: Thomasville livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Thomasville, Georgia · Tue, May 5

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1938

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

534 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 498▲ 121 vs year ago 413 · +29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 64▼ 23 vs year ago 75 · −30.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 23▼ 28 vs year ago 48 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 7.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves 10.00 higher, bull calves 15.00 higher, replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.49/cwt on 91 head, down $7.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +33.81 against this barn's trailing median of $372.68.

Average price

$406.49

▼ 7.20 vs prior sale

91 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$39.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs GA average

−21.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	421.10	2,232	34
Medium and Large 1	572	408.97	2,341	34
Medium and Large 3	570	381.23	2,172	23

One grade step is worth $39.87/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale91 hd

406.49

—

GA average13 barns · 460 hd

397.05

+9.44

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−21.41

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.68

+33.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $439.40, low $317.64, median $372.68 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,663	205.26	3,414	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	164.08	2,445	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	163.92	1,901	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,350	2thin

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	656.63/cwt	655.00–660.00	2,016	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	616.80/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,109	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	601.71/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,196	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	524.87/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,241	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	523.97/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,473	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	496.94/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,405	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	483.31/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,470	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	454.95/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,388	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	450.71/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,497	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	439.34/cwt	438.00–441.00	2,513	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	423.74/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,644	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	400.98/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,574	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	389.12/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,673	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	384.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,671	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	374.18/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,859	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	602.85/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,694	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	284	567.53/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,612	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	539.85/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,808	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	557.57/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,873	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	519.32/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,906	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	499.69/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,024	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	483.41/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,083	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	468.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,042	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	463.58/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,119	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	444.97/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,127	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	421.10/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,232	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	416.27/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,227	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	434.45/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,359	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	368.86/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,147	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	399.80/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,331	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	369.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,270	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,084	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	354.18/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,270	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	356.80/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,387	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	717	307.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,205	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	636.24/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,966	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	517.20/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,614	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	576.70/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,926	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,852	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	596.55/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,249	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	482.60/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,003	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	516.91/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,218	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	507.49/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,350	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	482.93/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,468	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	470.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,442	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	428.33/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,420	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	391.24/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,445	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	415.52/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,651	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	376.71/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,415	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	652	356.00/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,321	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	195.41/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,742	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	202.76/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,275	3
Bulls	—	—	1,972	217.60/cwt	211.00–220.00	4,291	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	163.96/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,869	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	154.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,765	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	175.65/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,162	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	153.60/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,164	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	165.86/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,556	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	177.51/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,773	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Thomasville Stockyard - Thomasville, GA

Tue May 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 534Last week 498Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 64Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	284	565.00–570.00	567.53
2	300–350	335	535.00–545.00	539.85
13	400–450	431	475.00–485.00	483.41
18	450–500	457	460.00–470.00	463.58
34	500–550	530	420.00–425.00	421.10
6	600–650	641	350.00–355.00	354.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	465.00–470.00	468.38
4	450–500	478	440.00–450.00	444.97
6	500–550	535	410.00–417.50	416.27
17	550–600	582	360.00–370.00	368.86
4	600–650	622	330.00–340.00	334.99
4	700–750	717	300.00–310.00	307.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	281	600.00–605.00	602.85
4	300–350	336	555.00–565.00	557.57
7	350–400	367	515.00–520.00	519.32
17	400–450	405	495.00–500.00	499.69
9	500–550	543	430.00–435.00	434.45
25	550–600	583	395.00–400.00	399.80
17	600–650	614	365.00–370.00	369.70
19	650–700	669	355.00–360.00	356.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	520.00–530.00	524.87
19	450–500	484	490.00–500.00	496.94
2	500–550	525	450.00–460.00	454.95
5	600–650	642	400.00–405.00	400.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	610.00–620.00	616.80
35	550–600	572	438.00–441.00	439.34
20	600–650	624	420.00–430.00	423.74
35	650–700	694	380.00–385.00	384.86
6	750–800	764	370.00–375.00	374.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	655.00–660.00	656.63
3	350–400	365	600.00–605.00	601.71
5	450–500	472	520.00–525.00	523.97
3	500–550	511	480.00–485.00	483.31
7	550–600	554	450.00–455.00	450.71
9	650–700	687	385.00–392.50	389.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	575.00–580.00	576.70
2	350–400	358	515.00–520.00	517.45
6	500–550	511	482.50–485.00	482.93
4	600–650	625	390.00–395.00	391.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	620.00–640.00	636.24
3	350–400	377	590.00–600.00	596.55
5	400–450	429	515.00–525.00	516.91
2	450–500	463	505.00–510.00	507.49
9	600–650	638	415.00–420.00	415.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	312	500.00–520.00	517.20
10	400–450	415	480.00–490.00	482.60
9	500–550	519	470.00–475.00	470.55
3	550–600	565	425.00–430.00	428.33
3	600–650	641	370.00–380.00	376.71
5	650–700	652	355.00–360.00	356.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	150.00–158.00	154.45
4	—	1,231	170.00–184.00	175.65
10	—	1,140	160.00–169.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,562	170.00–183.00	177.51
6	—	1,541	161.00–168.00	165.86
10	—	1,409	150.00–159.00	153.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	194.00–196.00	195.41
3	—	1,972	211.00–220.00	217.60
3	—	1,615	200.00–207.00	202.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	207.50	207.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	2,350.00	2,350.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.